Can't you get dressed any faster? I declare, you're as slow as molasses in January.
•The traffic on the way to the concert was slower than molasses in January.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slower than molasses going uphill in january — (USA) To move extremely slowly. Molasses drips slowly anyway but add January cold and gravity, dripping uphill would be an impossibility, thereby making the molasses move very slowly indeed! … The small dictionary of idiomes
leisurely — adj 1. leisured, slow, slow moving, unhurried, deliberate; lingering, Inf. poky, tortoiselike, snaillike; easy, gentle, comfortable, restful, easygoing; peaceful, tranquil, halcyon, serene, pleasant; carefree, relaxed, laid back, loose, loose as… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
slow — adj 1. not rapid, snail like, going at a snail s pace, tortoise like, slower than molasses in January, crawling, plodding, shuffling; dawdling, lagging, lally gagging; hesitant, faltering, pausing, hanging back. 2. gradual, moderate, leisurely,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tardy — adj 1. late, behind time, unpunctual, overdue, behind schedule, belated, behindhand, never on time, eleventh hour, last minute; delayed, long delayed, retarded, Inf. hung up, Inf. held up; put off, deferred, postponed. 2. slow, leisurely, slower… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
unhurried — adj leisurely, leisured, slow, slow moving, slow going, deliberate; lingering, loitering, puttering, dillydallying, dawdling, Inf. poky, tortoise like, snail like, slow paced; slow and steady, easy, easy going, loose, loose as a goose, slack,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
slow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. time consuming; dull witted, dense (sl.); tardy, sluggish; slack, leisurely; tedious, boring. See slowness, ignorance, lateness, weariness.Ant., fast, quick witted, bright. v. slacken, moderate,… … English dictionary for students
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
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gas — gasless, adj. /gas/, n., pl. gases, v., gassed, gassing. n. 1. Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 2. any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 3. any… … Universalium
Virgin Islands of the United States — a group of islands in the West Indies, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix: purchased from Denmark 1917. 96,569; 133 sq. mi. (345 sq. km). Cap.: Charlotte Amalie. Formerly, Danish West Indies. * * * ▪ island, West Indies Introduction… … Universalium
